ἀποστέλλωapostéllō

Meanings

Same root

• ἀπόapó · G575"off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
• στέλλωstéllō · G4724properly, to set fast ("stall"), i.e. (figuratively) to repress (reflexively, abstain from associating with)
• ἀπόστολοςapóstolos · G652a delegate; specially, an ambassador of the Gospel; officially a commissioner of Christ ("apostle") (with miraculous powers)
• ἀποστολήapostolḗ · G651commission, i.e. (specially) apostolate
• ἐξαποστέλλωexapostéllō · G1821to send away forth, i.e. (on a mission) to despatch, or (peremptorily) to dismiss
• συναποστέλλωsynapostéllō · G4882to despatch (on an errand) in company with

Where it appears

Appears 132 times in the Bible.

• Matthew 2:16 Herod was furious when he realized that the wise men had outwitted him. He sent soldiers to kill all the boys in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under, based on the wise men’s report of the star’s first appearance.
• Matthew 8:31 So the demons begged, “If you cast us out, send us into that herd of pigs.”
• Matthew 10:5 Jesus sent out the twelve apostles with these instructions: “Don’t go to the Gentiles or the Samaritans,
• Matthew 10:16 “Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves.
• Matthew 10:40 “Anyone who receives you receives me, and anyone who receives me receives the Father who sent me.
• Matthew 11:10 John is the man to whom the Scriptures refer when they say, ‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, and he will prepare your way before you.’